Combined salt and pepper shaker



E. E. DORSEY ET AL COMBINED SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER Sept. 8, 1925. 1,553,150

Fild Sept. 6, 1924 ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 8, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. 3

ERNEST E. DOBSEY AND HENRY 'T, REGE, 0F CHICO'PEE FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS.

i COMBINED SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER.

Application filed. September 6, 1924. Serial No. 736,299.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ERNEST E. 'DoRsEY and HENRY J- Rnen, citizens'of the United States, residing at Ghicopee Falls, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in a Combined Salt and Pepper Shaker, of which the following isa -specification.

This invention relates to improvements in combined salt and pepper shakers or holders in which the body part of the shaker is suitably divided to form separate compartments for receiving the salt and pepper. Broadly, it comprises a suitably shaped body portion which is formed with a partition plate that extends from the bottom to theupper inside bottom portion of the cap or cover, said cap beingmade removable and arranged with its upper surface in a plane that is inclined to the horizontal. The cap is provided with movable slides which are located over the compartments and means for normally retaining ea h of the slides in a normally closed position. Means is also provided for permitting the cap orcover tobe readily removed from the container yet retained in place when in use. 7

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is an external side elevational view showing the cap in place.

Fig. 2. is a vertical-sectional view on a plane represented by the line 22 of Fig. 1 and illustrating the partition within the body portion of the container also illustrating th two movable closure plates on the top of the cap.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line 33 of Fig.2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is apersp'ective view showing a portion of the upper end of the holderwith the cap removed and illustrating the two compartments and its inclined upper edges.

Fig. 5 is a top plan View of the cover showing the two movable perforated members.

Fig. 6 is a rear elevational view of Fig. 5 looking from the right showing the rear portion of the cap with thedepending parts for operating the movable perforated slides.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 77 of Fig; 3, and

Fig.8 is an enlarged detail view of the upper end of the holder showing the manner of securing the movable perforated slides to the cap. 7

Referring to the drawings in detail: 1 designates the body portion of the container within which is located the partition plate 2 to provide the two separate compartments 3 and 4. .5 designates the 'bottom portion of the container to which the plate 2 is secured by soldering or in any other suitable way. The upper end of the body part 1 is formed with the front and rear substantially parallel portions 6 and 7. The portion 7 being of greater height than the portion 6. 8 designates as a whole, the removable closure or cap for the body part 1. The front and rear sides of' this cap are indicated at 9 and 10. The

front side 9 being'of a length equal to the portion 6 and the rear side 10 of a length equal to the portion 7. The cap is retained in place by slightly indenting the parts 6 and 7 as indicated at 6 and 7. These side portions are connected together by the integral part 11. It is to be understood that the integral part 11 of the cover is also integrally connected to the-other two depending sides 11 and 11 see Fig. 2, and forms a four sided cover member. It will be noticed from Fig. 4 that the interiorly located partition 2 extends upward so that its extreme upperend, indicated at 12 is in the same plane as the upper ends ofthe body portion 1 which are designated by the numerals 13, 14, 15,-.and 16. The upper end 12 of the partition therefore engages the lower under side of the integral part 11 of 18 are retained in place on the integral part 11 by means of the screws 21 and 22. The shank portion of these screws are located in the elongated slots 23 and 24 of the part 11'of the cap, whereby they may be permitted to move a definite distance on the member 11. The part 11 is formed with two sets of perforations 25 which will register with the openings 19 and 20 in the slidable parts 17 and 18 when the'slidable plates 17' and 18 are moved'downwardinto the dotted line position shown in Fig. 8.

thumb portions 26 and27 are provided on each plate respectively. These are an integral part of the movable platesl? and 18' and afford a convenient piece for operating theslidable plates as shown in Fig. 8. The inner edges of the parts 26'and 27 are bent inward as indicated at 28 for the purpose of retaining the expansion springs 29 in place. These springsare for the purpose of normally retaining the movable plates 17 and 18 so that the-perforations l9 and 20 are normally closed. Thedevice is-u'sed by pressing either one of the slidable members' 26 or 27 depending upon whether salt or pepperis to be delivered. If desired, both slidable plates may be moved at the same time, thus permitting salt and pepper to be simultaneously delivered. It should be noticed that theinclined upper end por- "tion of'the'body part1 is for the purpose of permitting the contents-to be more'readily discharged without the necessity of completely reversing the position of the container in order to discharge its contents, that is to say, the inclined'portion lessens the necessity of tipping the body portion throughan arc of substantially 180.

What we claim:

1. A container comprising a' bodymember closed at its bottom and side portions,

a vertically arranged partition thereinfor dividing'the body into a plurality of compartments, a removable cap fol-"closing the upper endof the body member-and engaging'the upper end of the partition. a plurality of slidable members c'orrespondingto the number of the compartments andlo'cated on the upper surface of the 'cap, said slides being formed with perforations and saidclosure-means having perforations designedto register with the said first mentioned perforations whenthe movable slide members are operated, and two spring means located side by side at the upperrear side of thecontainer' for retainingthe slidable members in their normally closed positions, so'that the perforations in the slides and cap do not register, the upper end of the container being inclined and the upper end of the cap being correspondingly inclined. said slides being movable in a forward direction-when operated;

2. A container formed with a plurality of compartments, means for normally closing each of'the compartments, said means comprising a removable perforated cap and two spring actuated perforated slides mounted on" the'upper'surface of the cap and located side by side, theperforations o the cap beingi.desi-gnedtoregister with the perforations-in the slides when the slides are operated and meansfor connecting the slides to the cap.

3. A container for the purposedescribed comprising a casing which is formed with closed bottom and=sides, a partition plate in the container, the upper end of the container being'in'clined-from the back towards the front side and open, a perforated closure or cap member for the o'p'en upper end of the container and formed with a single inclinedupper surface which engages the inclined endof the container, thecap member having perforated, slidable n'nembers which are secured'to the cap member which rests on the inclined upper end of the'container, the said slidable members each having a spring located on the rear sideof the container for normally retaining the perforations inthe cap closed but permitting the perforations in the cap and slides to register when the springs are conipressed. 7

4: A container for thepurpo'se described, comprising-"a casing having' 'it'supperend arranged in a single inclined plane, a a A partition within the casing: and having its upper end in the same inclinedp'lane, a removable rectangular shaped cap having depending sides whiclrengage the sides of tlie upper end ofthe' casing, a perforated platewhich is integral with the sides" and constituting the uppersurface o'f the cap, two perforated slidable plate members secured tothe said perforated plate, eac'hslidable plate member having a depending thumbp'iece with a turned in part, -a'=c'oiled sp'ringion each of the turned in parts of the said plate bers for retaining-the same in a position to close the perforations in the cap but permitting the two sets of perforations to reg ister when the depending thumb pieces are moved against the springs,"-the" single: inelined'upper end of the containerand'cap serving to lessen the angle that the container is to be tipped or tiltedwhen used to discharge its contents. I

5. A container for thepurpose described. comprising a casingihaving its'upper end arranged in an inclined plane. a partition within the casing and having its upper end in the same inelined'plane -a cap havingidepending side's which engage the sides of the'upper end of the casing; a perforated plate whichis integral with thefsides perforated slidable members secured to the perforated plate, each slidable member having a depending thumb piece with a turned in part, a i spring on each of said membersfor retaining the same in position" t'o' clo'se' the perforations but permittingthe two sets-of perforations to register-when the depe'nding thumb pieces are moved against'th'e springs. 

